Information center on nuclear power to be set up in Minsk in 2014

An information center on nuclear power will be set up in Belarus. The relevant memorandum was signed by Education Minister of Belarus Sergei Maskevich and Rosatom Director General Sergei Kiriyenko at the 6th international forum Atomexpo 2014 in Moscow on 9 June, BelTA has learned.

It is expected that the information center will open in 2014.

Sergei Maskevich views as important that the information center on nuclear power will be housed at the national center of students’ technical creativity. “It will help involve the Belarusian youth more in technical creativity. I am confident that the center on nuclear power in Minsk with be the best one,” he noted.

According to the minister, the opening of the center is important for Belarus at the current stage. “Increased interest in paid in our country to the NPP project. The work on the nuclear power plant involves many companies, research laboratories and institutes, and universities of Belarus. We are satisfied with the level of cooperation between both scientists and specialists. I would like to take a special note on the interuniversity cooperation in personnel training,” he said.

Sergei Maskevich stressed that Rosatom State Corporation monitors the issues of training Belarusian atomic specialists. “The Belarusian NPP project has become a youth project of the Union State. Student teams are actively involved in the work on the future plant,” he added.